Anonymous wrote:I’m 40 and wouldn’t date younger but would go 5 to 8 years older.

As you get older you will find that age range for women, mid to late 40s, will always attract you. It really is the perfect age.

I’m 40 and wouldn’t date younger but would go 5 to 8 years older.

I'm 52 and solidly in the middle of Generation X. I tend to date other x-ers; it's easier because our pop culture references are the same and we are often at similar stages in life. So I'll go out with guys who are early/mid 40's up to around 60. But the 60-year-olds are sometimes too old for me. I'd rather date someone who'll be retiring around the same time as me, and not be annoyed that I have to work another 10 years.

Anonymous wrote:If you are 49, would you marry someone 59? What is your max age difference you would date as a woman?

No. Unless you are okay with becoming someone's caretaker.

Dating range as as younger adult was + or - 4 years. Somehow I ended up marrying my 9 years younger DH when I was 41.

I look to date women no older than me to about 22 years younger.

Now that I'm newly single and older (41), I'd prefer not to go more than 6 years older or 4 years younger, so 36-46. It's really starting to show who takes care of themselves out of my peers. Another pronounced difference I've noticed are generational. As an elder millennial, I prefer elder millennial men to date. I also think having younger parents (early 60s) makes men 50+ undesirable for me.

This is not a strict dealbreaker as an amazing man in his late 40s would still catch my eye.

DH is 9 years older than me and we have been happily married for 20+ years since I graduated college.

I would say up to 10 years is fine. But I also agree below 20 and above 50 the age difference means more.

When I started dating again after my divorce I set my range seven years up and down. When I was 43 I dated a 51 year old man who looked great for his age. It didn't work out but we’ve remained friends. He’s now 58 and is looking OLD. In retrospect the range was too large. I think five years max would be better.

8 years--since even that can be too much if one person is out of shape.